Sheikh Helal Uddin

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Sheikh Helal Uddin
শেখ হেলাল উদ্দিন
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
September 1996
Preceded bySheikh Mujibur Rahman
ConstituencyBagerhat-1
Personal details
Born (1961-01-01) January 1, 1961 (age 64)
Dhaka, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Rupa Chowdhury
RelationsSheikh Salahuddin Jewel (brother)
Andaleeve Rahman (son in law)
Children
Parent(s)
RelativesSheikh–Wazed family

Sheikh Helal Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament from Bagerhat-1.[1]

Early life[edit]

Sheikh Helal was born on 1 January 1961. He studied up to H.S.C. or grade 12.[2] His father Sheikh Naser was the younger brother of Sheikh Mujib, the first president of Bangladesh, who was killed in assassination of Sheikh Mujib.[3] He is the cousin of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.[4]

Career[edit]

Sheikh Helal's election rally in Mollahat Upazila in 2001 was bombed by members Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.[5] He was elected to Parliament from Bagerhat-1 in 1996 in a by-election after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina abdicated the seat. She was elected in 3 seats. He was re-elected in 2001 from Bagerhat-1.[6] In 2008, Sheikh Hasina won the election from Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3 but vacated Bagerhat-1 and Rangpur-6. He won the Bagerhat-1 election in April 2009 unopposed after the other two candidates were disqualified by Bangladesh Election Commission.[7] He was re-elected in Bagerhat-1 in 2014.[8][9]

Personal life[edit]

Sheikh Helal's son, Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy(Sheikh Tonmoy), is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and is the new member of parliament who was elected from 2018 election from Bagerhat-2.[10][11] He is married to Rupa Chowdhury.[12] His brother, Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, is the member of parliament from Khulna-2.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune | Sheikh Helal Uddin :: Bagerhat-1". election.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sheikh Helal Uddin -শেখ হেলাল উদ্দীন". Amarmp. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  3. ↑ "House of PM's cousins attacked in Khulna". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mufti Hannan, 5 others charge sheeted". The Daily Star. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "By-Elections for Bangladesh's Parliament Scheduled for March 30". VOA Bangla. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sheikh Helal elected MP uncontested". The Daily Star. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  10. ↑ "New face of Sheikh Family in politics". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  11. ↑ "Two new Bangabandhu family members to contest general polls". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  12. ↑ "Helal, wife sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  13. ↑ "Two new Bangabandhu family members to contest general polls". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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